Sananvapaus kuuluu kaikille - myös epämielyttäviä tai vastenmielisiä mielipiteitä esittäville tahoille.

Kai Kimppa represented EDRi in the Geneva meeting. Copyright limitations for visually impaired, libraries, archives, and education were discussed.

Big Brother awards given out for the sixth time in Finland. Winners: Constitutional law committee (for not upholding civil rights guaranteed in the constitution), PANDA (GPRS vehicle tracking), Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén (persistent work on removing the protection of privacy that hinders the surveillance of citizens). Positive Winston Smith award was bestowed upon citizen activist Matti Nikki for his steadfast battle for upholding civil rights.

The Helsinki administrative court rules that the flawed Finnish e-voting system satisfies the requirements of the Finnish election law, even with 2 percent of votes gone missing. An appeal is expected.

Wednesday January 28, 2009 is Data Protection Day in Europe. The Finnish event, with theme "Raising Awareness" is organized by the data ombudsman, EFFI and education authorities. The event is held at Koillis-Helsingin Medialukio (Moisiontie 3, Helsinki) from 4pm to 8pm.

Recent developments in the Finnish Internet censorship system. The Finnish police censors much more than was originally intended.